So much for the Chicago Bears players who led the 2025 Pro Bowl fan voting. If you went strictly by those results, you'd have assumed there would be no fewer than six or seven Bears sporting NFC Pro Bowl uniforms.
That won't be the case.
Instead, only three Bears made the 2025 All-Star team: Kevin Byard III, Drew Dalman, and Joe Thuney.
This is the third Pro Bowl appearance for Byard, and the fourth for Thuney. It marks the first time for Dalman, who was the Bears' big-ticket free agency signing last offseason.
And while it's great that the Bears do have three players earning league-wide recognition, it feels like there should've been more.
"The red-hot Bears received the most fan votes of any team, which accounts for one-third of the overall vote in determining who makes the Pro Bowl roster," ESPN's Courtney Cronin wrote. "Chicago had five offensive players (Caleb Williams, D'Andre Swift, Thuney, Dalman and Darnell Wright), four on defense (Nahshon Wright, Tremaine Edmunds, Byard, Jaquan Brisker) and two on special teams (Josh Blackwell, Devin Duvernay) who were the top vote-getters by the fans at their respective positions in the NFC."
Nahshon Wright feels like an obvious snub. He leads the NFL in forced turnovers, but his status as an out-of-nowhere breakout player likely hurt his cause.
Complete 2025 NFC Pro Bowl Roster
Quarterback (3)
Sam Darnold (Seahwks)
Dak Prescott (Cowboys)
Matthew Stafford (Rams)
Running back (3)
Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions)
Christian McCaffrey (49ers)
Bijan Robinson (Falcons)
Fullback (1)
Kyle Juszczyk (49ers)
Receiver (4)
Puka Nacua (Rams)
George Pickens (Cowboys)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seahawks)
Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions)
Tight end (2)
George Kittle (49ers)
Trey McBride (Cardinals)
Offensive tackle (3)
Penei Sewell (Lions)
Trent Williams (49ers)
Tristan Wirfs (Buccaneers)
Guard (3)
Chris Lindstrom (Falcons)
Tyler Smith (Cowboys)
Joe Thuney (Bears)
Center (2)
Drew Dalman (Bears)
Cam Jurgens (Eagles)
Defensive end (3)
Aidan Hutchinson (Lions)
DeMarcus Lawrence (Seahawks)
Micah Parsons (Packers)
Interior defensive linemen (3)
Jalen Carter (Eagles)
Leonard Williams (Giants)
Quinnen Williams (Cowboys)
Outside linebacker (3)
Brian Burns (Giants)
Jared Verse (Rams)
Byron Young (Rams)
Inside/Middle linebacker (2)
Zach Baun (Eagles)
Jack Campbell (Lions)
Cornerback (4)
Cooper DeJean (Eagles)
Jaycee Horn (Panthers)
Quinyon Mitchell (Eagles)
Devon Witherspoon (Seahawks)
Free safety (2)
Kevin Byard (Bears)
Antoine Winfield Jr. (Buccaneers)
Strong safety (1)
Budda Baker (Cardinals)
Punter (1)
Placekicker (1)
Brandon Aubrey (Cowboys)
Kick returner (1)
Rashid Shaheed (Seahawks)
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